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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2009
Applicant:
Yukiyasu Ueno, Nishio, JP;
Inventor:
Yukiyasu Ueno, Nishio, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An occupant protection apparatus for a vehicle includes: a plurality of communication devices for communicating an external device; and a controller for determining a collision of the vehicle based on information transmitted from the external device via the plurality of communication devices and for activating an occupant protection device corresponding to the collision. The controller prohibits activation of the occupant protection device when the controller detects communication anomaly occurred at more than one communication device.